Google Pixel
The Google Pixel smartphone is made by a Chinese company called Huawei - the same Chinese company that the United States Government is investigating for spying for the Chinese government.
The Google Pixel first generation phone or known as the Pixel One is offered in two sizes
- Pixel
- Pixel XL
Contents
Bootloader Mode
- make sure phone is turned off
- press and hold the Volume Down button for a couple seconds then keep holding and press the power button
- while in bootloader mode navigate with the volume up and down, and use the power button to Enter/Select
Root
Android Version 9
Patch June 5 2019
Developer Options and USB Debugging
OEM unlocking
If you have a Verizon phone or a Pixel One that an OTA update has disabled your ability to activate OEM Unlocking, at of June 2019 (or perhaps in the future) it is still possible to crack the system and enable OEM unlocking, but it is a little tricky and takes patience. In fact, I had to repeat the entire process because the first time it failed to work, and the second time it finally worked and worked very well.
(soon a guide here, for now check out...)
- Enable OEM Unlocking https://www.androidauthority.com/unlock-verizon-pixel-bootloader-870589/
Unlock the bootloader
(soon a guide here, for now check out...)
- Unlock bootloader
installing tools for backup and root
There are a number of guides online many of which offer downloads for the necessary tools including TWRP and Magisk. They often offer them from unknown or their own server and they are often outdated versions. Do yourself a favor and get the latest versions from the developer sites.
- TWRP is at https://twrp.me/Devices/Google/
- Magisk Manager is at https://magiskmanager.com/
TWRP 3.0.2 custom recovery https://www.teamandroid.com/2016/12/13/install-twrp-3-0-2-recovery-on-google-pixel-complete-guide/
download TWRP from https://twrp.me/Devices/Google/ choose Google Pixel (sailfish) -> https://dl.twrp.me/sailfish/ yields -> Download twrp-pixel-installer-sailfish-3.3.0-0.zip
download MagiskManager-v7.2.0.apk from https://magiskmanager.com/
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